Can you imagine living off of less than $1 US Dollar per day? This is less than the cost of a 2 liter of soda, pack of gum, and about ¼ of the cost of 1 gallon of gas in the United States. Imagine 1.4 billion people worldwide (more than the populations of China and India – the two most populous countries in the world, combined) live on $1 US or less per day. Poverty often disproportionately impacts women and children around the world.  How can we begin to tackle such a widespread issue?


The UN's Millennium Development Goals include a goal to halve the number of people living in extremem poverty around the world by the year 2015.  For more information about the UN Millennium Development Goals check out this website!  http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/